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John J. Gritton (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer & murder victim)

b. 1819? d. 1864-01-19

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth McKinney Gritton in Mercer County, Kentucky, in December 1843. Father of Elizabeth Gritton, William Gritton, and Charles Gritton. Married to Mary Ann Reed Gritton in Mercer County, Kentucky, in December 1854. Father of Louisa Gritton and Matty A. Gritton. Farmer in Mercer County in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County in 1863. Murdered in Mercer County, Kentucky, allegedly by George D. McKeney, on January 19, 1864.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 309A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 672.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Mercer County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 6.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994049: Mercer County Deaths.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191858.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191861.

KYR-0001-005-0021.

Citation

Gritton, John J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209636 (November 12, 2026).

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